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I have quite a few Melodiya CDs (and/or lossless rips made by others or from the local public libr.). For Russian composers esp., they are tops WRT performance. Recordingwise, its spotty. Some are ok, many are poor. Hard to tell why some are especially bad -- poor original engineering/recording gear, multi-generation master (copy of a copy of a ...), etc. Some early Melodiya CDs (early 1990s) were apparently re-mastered, again, a few years ago after "new"/better sources turned up.
Don't buy ... borrow first ...
Check your Public Library (use search feature of your library's web site) ...
https://www.worldcat.org/
(Worldcat will spit out results for your local branch)
I've found most large US cities have quite a few Melodiya CDs.
YouTube or Amazon samples (and reviews/comments on those pages as well as on various music/audio forums and blogs) can also help.